I’m grateful to share that my quilt, Winter Trees—A Glimmer of Light (46″ x 65″), received the Quilt Visions 2024 Award at the Visions Museum of Textile Art.
My sincere thanks go to the jurors—Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Karl Reichert, and Sandra Sider—for this meaningful recognition and for their thoughtful critique, which was shared on the museum’s website.
Winter Trees—A Glimmer of Light placed whispers of frost on a cold morning, adding delicate layers of detail to the composition. The trees stood as symbols of winter’s enduring spirit—resilient and upright despite the season’s harshness. The background, with its muted warmth blending into a cold, subdued setting, reflected the quiet beauty and duality of winter: harsh yet beautiful, cold yet comforting. The Glimmer of Light represented hope, resilience, and the promise of renewal, even in the darkest winters.
Each thread and stitch, shaped through my technique of random weaving and stitching, contributed to a visual narrative of winter’s stark beauty and nature’s quiet strength. The spontaneous interplay of fibers allowed for an organic dialogue between intention and chance, capturing the delicate balance between order and chaos in the landscape.
*The piece was also featured in SAQA Journal 2024 Vol. 34 No. 3, accompanied by a short story that explored its themes more deeply.
